in the neighborhood

idiom

: in the area that is close to something

Is there a grocery store in the neighborhood?

We might as well pay them a visit while we're in the neighborhood.

Examples of in the neighborhood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There was a local park up the street from Miguel’s childhood home with a basketball court that became the meeting ground for kids in the neighborhood. —Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025

The property is located not far from the reservoir pedestrian path, schools, dining, shopping and entertainment offerings in the neighborhood. —Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025

Tatiana’s vehicle was last recorded in a license plate reader in the neighborhood on Feb. 11, investigators say. —Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025

The company has proposed demolishing four buildings in the neighborhood that have fallen into poor condition: a four-plex on Jefferson Street from 1909, a house on Summit Street from 1905, and two century-old colonnades on Summit Street. —Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for in the neighborhood

• adulthood
• babyhood
• brotherhood
• cottonwood
• fatherhood
• firewood
• fuelwood
• hardihood
• ironwood
• leatherwood
• likelihood
• livelihood